Gold Creek, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Pine Mountain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72034. It stands on Gold Creek. The Survey maps it on the Conway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1956 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Conway quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1977 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Conway quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Russellville quadrangle1:250000
- 1994 USGS Conway quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
73 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Gold Creek between 1997 and 2020, burning about 1,235 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 12 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 2012 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Gold Creek: 6 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gold Creek in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Gold Creek | 1 killed, $250,000 | At 1:08 AM CDT, water was approaching the doorstep of houses in Mayflower. Around 1:20 AM CDT, an SUV went into flood waters on North Main St. in Mayflower and ended up in a ditch. The water was rising so rapidly that the vehicle was completely submerged by the time rescuers arrived. The 57 year-old driver of the SUV drowned. At 12:08 AM CDT, Numerous roads flooded around Vilonia; swift-water rescues became necessary by 1:00 AM CDT. A total of 29 people had to be evacuated from the Vilonia and Mayflower areas. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Creek | - | A tree was blown into powerlines along Arkansas Highway 365 near Gold Creek. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gold Creek | - | Trees and power lines were down near Langley Trailer Park. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Gold Creek | - | Water was in outbuildings and near houses on Lakeview Circle, Shoreline Road, and Lawrence Landing Adjacent to Lake Conway. Sandbagging is still in progress. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Gold Creek | - | A thunderstorm produced 0.88 inch hail near the city of Mayflower. |
| March 2010 | Hail | Gold Creek | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Gold Lake Estates | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Round Mountain | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Brumley | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Caney | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mayflower | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Chadwick (historical) | 3.9 miles | 17 | |
| Saltillo | 4.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 57831. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








